Bentley is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The parish has changed little over centuries and currently measures 2,299 acres (9.30 km2), the same size it measured in 1875.[1]: 33 when the population was 731 The village is north of the A31 road between Farnham and Alton, about five miles (8 km) southwest of Farnham and six miles (10 km) northeast of Alton. The village is served by Bentley railway station, which is about one mile (1.6 km) to the south, in the parish of Binsted against Alice Holt Forest.
There are two pubs in the village: The Star Inn (named after a car)[2] and The Bull Inn.[3]
Culture
Bentley was the location of a Radio 4 and ITV Docu-Drama from the 1990s called The Village, which focused on local residents and their daily lives.[4]
Twinned with Newton Haven the village is proud of its culture.
Notable residents
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, lived in Bentley at Pax Hill[5]
- Sir William Pike, Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff
- Harold Sanderson, the owner of the White Star Line, learned of the sinking of the Titanic whilst at his home Jenkyn Place in Bentley.
References
- ^ Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset. London: E. R. Kelly. 1875.
- ^ The Star Inn, Bentley
- ^ The Bull Inn, Bentley
- ^ The Village TV Series
- ^ Robert Baden-Powell Archived August 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Bentley, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons
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